Even as the F-117 Nighthawk is officially retired, it continues to serve various purposes with the US Air Force.

Smaller business jet-derived tankers offer many advantages, but the amount of fuel they have to offload isn't one of them.

USAF: KC-46 Extension Best Option As NGAS Accelerates is published in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, an Aviation Week ...

A massive wave of U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotankers has moved into the Middle East, marking one of the largest aerial ...

Intelligent power management company Eaton has been selected by Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, to design, develop ...

The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye (AHE) achieved a breakthrough in global airpower this summer, successfully refueling mid-air from ...

U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs assigned to the 4th Fighter Squadron conduct aerial refueling with a KC-135 Stratotanker ...

In the ongoing roller coaster of defense budgets for 2026, a new development has emerged courtesy of the US Air Force and The ...

Brazilian airframer Embraer is developing plans for local assembly of its KC-390 Millennium tanker-transport aircraft as part ...

Remaining stable enough to allow for the fuel transfer between two aircraft at high speeds in midair can require pinpoint flying, though the process is eased through constant communication.

Currently, Europe possesses a fleet of 156 midair refuelers, according to CSIS—compared to a fleet of 447 in the United States. The Europeans have considerable gaps in their capabilities that have ...

Forty years ago, Israeli warplanes struck the Palestine Liberation Organization’s headquarters outside Tunisia’s capital ...